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...sought to actively engage with the intellectual tradition of our forebears and constructively adapt their better ideas and strategies to a new 21st century global order. On this final day of Black History Month, the question remains: What is the future of blacks in America? I assert that it is through the influence of hip hop culture that our society will progress towards racial equality and social justice...

Author: By Kwame Owusu-kesse, | Title: Black to the Future: Hip Hop and the New Negro | 2/28/2005 | See Source »

Harvard used the first period in both games to assert itself offensively, outshooting Clarkson 17-10 and St. Lawrence 15-10 in the opening frames. Saturday night, the Crimson generated much of its offense by rushing the net and getting three or four attempts at the goal on several possessions...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel and Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: M. Hockey Makes Home Advantage Count | 2/22/2005 | See Source »

...want a resolution. You say you want the protection of academic speech. You say you want an open university. In the same breath, you decry the fact that your professors have the nerve to publicly debate the president of Harvard. You hope to hush the voices of women who assert they’ve been excluded at this place. And you would hate to see a community of intelligent people actually end up with a say in how things are done around here...

Author: By Michael Gould-wartofsky, | Title: Towards an Open University | 2/22/2005 | See Source »

...responsibilities" of any existing intelligence-related agency. That could be used by the Pentagon to justify holding onto the purse strings. Because of Rumsfeld's reluctance to challenge Bush's authority directly, it's unlikely Rumsfeld will openly take on Negroponte, but that does not mean he won't assert his will in more subtle ways, such as keeping him out of the loop on small budget issues or stonewalling him on information requests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush's New Intelligence Czar | 2/21/2005 | See Source »

...Behind the fuss lies a bigger point. In the communiqué, Asians could see harbingers of their future. It has become conventional wisdom to assert that the inexorable rise of China means that it will soon become Asia's preeminent power. Inconveniently for this thesis, Japan remains-and will remain for some time to come-the richest, most technologically advanced nation in the region. Given the heavy baggage that their relationship carries-with memories of wars, invasions and atrocities-there is intense interest in how the two giants will deal with each other. Howard Baker, who has just retired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asia Has a Taste of Things to Come | 2/20/2005 | See Source »

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